He desired not the purple and the fasces, the insignia of vulgar command.

他并不向往庸俗权力的高官厚禄。

Roman functionary who carried fasces when attending a magistrate in public appearances.

下级员；下士；下等官场；低级员。

During this legateship, when he was walking along preceded by the fasces, one of his fellow-townsmen, a man of Lepcis and a plebeian, embraced him as an old comrade.

任总督副将时，次他走在法西斯束棒之前，有自列普提斯的平民老乡将他认做老友，与他拥抱。